Our Camellia Japonica Debutante in Winter

 All through winter we do have blooming flowers!

Such a JOY to see this!

Camellia Japonica Debutante is a GEM.

On December 8, 2021...

Pieter captured these on the iPhone

Such a prolific blooming Camellia!

Here you see a few Camellia Japonica Debutante in a pottery jug.

Our Spunky girl is sitting on a chair and looking towards us.

Yes, we had home baked waffles with frozen cherries from Costco, unsweetened shredded coconut and Coconut cream from Trader Joe's.

Roses were given by my choir director after practice on January 5...

A stunning Camellia Japonica Debutante with a bud next to it, in the afternoon sun...

The top and bottom photos were taken on January 9, 2022.

Do you have any Camellias?

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My Woven Sewing Basket

 One year for Saint Nicholas, my sister Diny and I received each a woven sewing basket...

Diny's was in a lilac color and mine was red.

This is how it looks after half a century...

Beautiful padded inside with red satin

From the outside...

No idea where it was made...

Do any of you have a similar one?

Bridge and Underbrush Clearing

 Quite a challenge all the upkeep of wooden bridges...

Repairing the bridge and then preserving the wood...

Pieter is looking happy with the progress he made!

Wearing his Franklin Farms sweatshirt, see post below.

It is quite a length to be worked at!

Keep in mind that the creek can be wild and very wide during heavy rain.

On January 9, Pieter started cutting the underbrush, using his small electrical chainsaw with double extension cord.

So we will have a far more 'open view' of our wood garden.

On January 13 with good light...

LOVE all the mosses growing at the foot of this already huge oak that we once planted.

Bridge is in the back.

Pieter making progress with cutting the underbrush alongside the creek.

Lots of mosses along the creek's edge.

Lovely view of a calm and crystal clear creek...

The upkeep of our estate is quite a task but also very rewarding!

Related link:

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{Our Wild Creek} | previous post by me

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